Mimetic Desire
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Getting Out of the Deadlock of Capitalism
Mimesis tends towards confrontational violence. accelerationism says that amplifying some of those desires surplus or excess desires is a means to break out of the deadlock of capitalism. As our desire is amplified, this is energy in the system winding up and if we do not check it or tamp it down there's libel to be an explosion. The object may still be important, but it's really only a proxy for winning - which is what we truly want.
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